Brian Dunning
@briandunning.bsky.social
I make movies & podcasts & books & stuff. apple.co/3VlpfOv theufo.movie
There’s an old rumor that dumping lots of iron into the ocean can stimulate algae growth which could pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and reverse global warming. Today I talk about how true that may or may not be:
A Shipload of Iron Fixes Global Warming?
This would be a fantastic time to become a paid subscriber to BBFZ!
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November 13, 2025 at 10:24 PM
There’s an old rumor that dumping lots of iron into the ocean can stimulate algae growth which could pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and reverse global warming. Today I talk about how true that may or may not be:
How can one single story give rise to an entire urban legend? Find out on this week's Skeptoid:
The Giant of Kandahar - Skeptoid
Did US Special Forces battle a 15-foot-tall red-haired giant in the mountains of Afghanistan in 2002?
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November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How can one single story give rise to an entire urban legend? Find out on this week's Skeptoid:
As you ponder Veterans Day, ruminate upon the remains of this B-24D Liberator on Atka Island, Alaska, crash-landed by its young crew in 1942. It is part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
As you ponder Veterans Day, ruminate upon the remains of this B-24D Liberator on Atka Island, Alaska, crash-landed by its young crew in 1942. It is part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument.
Brigham Young and the Rape of Teenagers:
Brigham Young and the Rape of Teenagers
My answer to criticism of my comments on Brigham Young
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November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Brigham Young and the Rape of Teenagers:
You didn’t want to know this: But Mike Rowe is trumpeting vaccine falsehoods to the world.
Mike Rowe JAQs off on Xitter
Everyone loved Mike Rowe on Dirty Jobs... and then he exemplified why you should never meet your heroes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
You didn’t want to know this: But Mike Rowe is trumpeting vaccine falsehoods to the world.
A conspiracy theory claims that JFK Jr is still alive, and being kept in stasis by the QAnons in a miraculous cure-all bed called a Medbed. Get all the details in this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1013
November 5, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A conspiracy theory claims that JFK Jr is still alive, and being kept in stasis by the QAnons in a miraculous cure-all bed called a Medbed. Get all the details in this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1013
The evolving consensus: Does non-celiac gluten sensitivity really exist?
Does non-celiac gluten intolerance really exist?
If you think you can't tolerate gluten, the true cause is probably something else.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The evolving consensus: Does non-celiac gluten sensitivity really exist?
Fox is the place to get the REAL science news the lamestream media is paid to suppress.
A new, experimental serum shows promise in reversing baldness within 20 days. Here's how it works.
New research may have cracked the code to rapid, natural hair regrowth
A new, experimental serum shows promise in reversing baldness within 20 days. Here's how it works.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Fox is the place to get the REAL science news the lamestream media is paid to suppress.
Trump literally told his voters that he would attack food assistance on all fronts. Project 2025 had extensive recommendations for reducing SNAP and reducing or eliminating other programs, including school lunches in poverty-stricken districts. The "Big Beautiful Bill" implemented a number of these.
They voted for this.
Trump Voters Are Begging Him For Food
Leopard, meet face.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump literally told his voters that he would attack food assistance on all fronts. Project 2025 had extensive recommendations for reducing SNAP and reducing or eliminating other programs, including school lunches in poverty-stricken districts. The "Big Beautiful Bill" implemented a number of these.
My low-effort Halloween display: a couple of movie lights set up behind my house.
October 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
My low-effort Halloween display: a couple of movie lights set up behind my house.
The iconoclastic (yet science-based) perspective: The world’s three worst nuclear disasters were not NEARLY so bad as you’ve been told. Today on my Substack:
The Nuclear Disaster Iconoclast
Those we've had are not nearly so bad as you've been led to believe.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The iconoclastic (yet science-based) perspective: The world’s three worst nuclear disasters were not NEARLY so bad as you’ve been told. Today on my Substack:
To frighten you on this Halloween: The story of the Rake, still making documented appearances today; and how this creature came to be Internet legend: skeptoid.com/episodes/1012
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
To frighten you on this Halloween: The story of the Rake, still making documented appearances today; and how this creature came to be Internet legend: skeptoid.com/episodes/1012
A really great conversation I had with Brad Carr on evaluating conspiracy theories, and how to talk with people who believe them. Enjoy!
A Masterclass in Questioning Conspiracy Theories | Brian Dunning (Skeptoid Podcast)
YouTube video by Brad Carr
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October 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
A really great conversation I had with Brad Carr on evaluating conspiracy theories, and how to talk with people who believe them. Enjoy!
On one hand, it’s asinine to waste time on “Scientists warn aliens are landing soon!” But on the other, it’s super interesting to learn where this yarn came from and why certain people find it compelling. I reveal all:
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Here's why you may have heard that scientists predict an alien landing
The interesting lesson hidden within silly claims like this are HOW and WHY they came to be believed.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:08 PM
On one hand, it’s asinine to waste time on “Scientists warn aliens are landing soon!” But on the other, it’s super interesting to learn where this yarn came from and why certain people find it compelling. I reveal all:
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I’m speaking at Las Vegas Skepticamp today (lvsos.com) and I told them NO GREEN M&Ms. Look what they gave me
#norespect
#norespect
October 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I’m speaking at Las Vegas Skepticamp today (lvsos.com) and I told them NO GREEN M&Ms. Look what they gave me
#norespect
#norespect
In which your tax dollars are spent — not on healthcare, or defense, or infrastructure — but on a war against an imaginary bogeyman from the minds of science-rejecting conspiracy theorists: open.substack.com/pub/briandun...
Fighting Chemtrails: Your tax dollars' next big project
If it’s not the scourge of transgender people attacking children in public bathrooms… If not the scourge of education being design to turn your children gay… If not the epidemic of Critical Race Theor...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In which your tax dollars are spent — not on healthcare, or defense, or infrastructure — but on a war against an imaginary bogeyman from the minds of science-rejecting conspiracy theorists: open.substack.com/pub/briandun...
In which guest host and cryptic expert Sharon Hill introduces us to the frightening Appalachian beast that seems to be a deer — but isn't; and why it might actually be real. It's in this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1011
The Not-Deer and Weird Appalachian Lore - Skeptoid
When ordinary deer turn grotesque, Appalachia’s forests whisper of the Not-Deer — unnatural predators lurking somewhere between folklore and nightmare.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In which guest host and cryptic expert Sharon Hill introduces us to the frightening Appalachian beast that seems to be a deer — but isn't; and why it might actually be real. It's in this week's Skeptoid: skeptoid.com/episodes/1011
Tired of unfair gerrymandering becoming mainstream, even mandatory? I have your solution!
Does a fair redistricting system exist?
With American politicians now openly calling for deliberately gerrymandered redistricting, can we find a way back to Constitutionality?
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October 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Tired of unfair gerrymandering becoming mainstream, even mandatory? I have your solution!
My confidence in this flight is shaken, and stirred...
October 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My confidence in this flight is shaken, and stirred...
Burning Man is too deadly and must be banned. Right?
Burning Man is too deadly and must be banned. Right?
That's what I heard online, so I did the math. I was surprised.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Burning Man is too deadly and must be banned. Right?
How is this going to be brought to an end?
ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
October 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
How is this going to be brought to an end?
In 2025, can you tell fact from misinformation?
Well then, put yourself to the test, right here: skep.us/1010
Well then, put yourself to the test, right here: skep.us/1010
Pop Quiz: 19 Years of Skeptoid - Skeptoid
A pop quiz of trivia from the previous 19 years of Skeptoid shows! Can you beat the masters?
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October 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
In 2025, can you tell fact from misinformation?
Well then, put yourself to the test, right here: skep.us/1010
Well then, put yourself to the test, right here: skep.us/1010
Hey look, a shocking headline that’s also BS. Are the satellites really falling at a record pace? Are scientists really raising the alarm? I explain it all in today’s Substack (free):
No, scientists aren't "raising alarms" about SpaceX satellites falling out of the sky
That's what they're supposed to do.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hey look, a shocking headline that’s also BS. Are the satellites really falling at a record pace? Are scientists really raising the alarm? I explain it all in today’s Substack (free):
If you live in Oregon, or if you love horses, or if you know anyone who does either, please share this page to help my daughter bring home her lost horse Cinnamon before the snow: findcinnamon.com
$2000 Reward: Help Bring Cinnamon Home
We are offering a $2000 reward for help finding our lost horse Cinnamon, missing in the Mt Washington Wilderness of Central Oregon.
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October 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If you live in Oregon, or if you love horses, or if you know anyone who does either, please share this page to help my daughter bring home her lost horse Cinnamon before the snow: findcinnamon.com